The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.

Autor/in	Mitchell, George A.
Institution	Wisconsin Policy Research Inst., Milwaukee.
Titel	The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
Quelle	5 (1992) 5, (52 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment; Low Income Groups; Minority Groups; Parent Participation; Private School Aid; Private Schools; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; School Choice; School Districts; State Programs; Tax Allocation; Urban Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Bildungsfonds; Einschulung; Ethnische Minderheit; Elternmitwirkung; Private school; Privatschule; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Choice of school; Schulwahl; School district; Schulbezirk; Regierungsprogramm; Steuerentlastung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule
Abstract	The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) provides tax support for children from low-income families to attend private schools. It is administered by the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction, although lack of administrative support for the program has been apparent. In addition, the Superintendent of Public Instruction has expressed his personal disapproval of the program, and an evaluation by an evaluator that the Superintendent selected has supported his views. Findings of this report are that the program has been generally successful, with high parent satisfaction, and increased enrollment from the first year (up by 81 percent). Early gains in reading scores, if sustained, are significant. There are significant limitations arising from the statutes that created the program, with limited opportunities for students meaning that, as structured, the program cannot fairly test the claim that choice can be an incentive for public school improvement. Seven tables present data about the program. Appendix A contains excerpts from the state statutes referring to the MPCP, and Appendix B is the text of the Superintendent's letter appointing an evaluation director. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC